Sports Blue Jays select 3B Jordan Groshans 12th overall

06:26 05 june 2018

06:26 05 june 2018 Source:
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Blue Jays looking forward to 12th overall pick in upcoming MLB draft

Amateur scouting director Steve Sanders wouldn’t tip his hand Thursday on the type of player the Toronto Blue Jays might be looking for with the 12th overall pick in next week’s MLB Draft. The post Blue Jays looking forward to 12th overall pick in upcoming MLB draft appeared first on Sportsnet.ca.TORONTO — Amateur scouting director Steve Sanders wouldn’t tip his hand Thursday on the type of player the Toronto Blue Jays might be looking for with the 12th overall pick in next week’s MLB Draft.

With their first round pick, 12 th overall , the Blue Jays selected Jordan Groshans , a shortstop/third baseman from Magnolia High School in Texas. He was committed to the Universityof Kansas, but given where he was selected it’s essentially a slam dunk he’ll sign.

The newest Large Adult Son to join the Toronto Blue Jays is Jordan Groshans , an infielder ( 3 B and SS) out of Mangolia High School in Texas.

With their first round pick, 12th overall, the Blue Jays selected Jordan Groshans, a shortstop/third baseman from Magnolia High School in Texas. He was committed to the Universityof Kansas, but given where he was selected it’s essentially a slam dunk he’ll sign.

Groshans is an athletic 6’4” infielder who has played SS but is expected to settle in at third base as a professional. He has considerable offensive upside, with above average potential power and success hitting against quality pitching on the high school showcase circuit.

That said, at first impression, it is a surprising choice, given the consensus on where he was ranked (31st by MLB.com, 28th at FanGraphs) but also some of the other players who were still on the board. In particular, a pair of Arizonian high schoolers in LHP Matthew Liberatore and 3B Nolan Gorman were expected to go higher yet were both available, and to a lesser extent RHP Cole Winn to whom the Jays had been connected.

MLB Draft Primer: Who will be available to Blue Jays 12th overall?

The Blue Jays pick 12th overall Monday, when the MLB Draft begins. Here’s a look back at some draft history, and a look ahead at what awaits the Blue Jays. The post J. R. Smith handed LeBron James’ one of his toughest losses appeared first on Sportsnet.ca.It’s been four years since the Blue Jays had a draft pick this high, but it’s still impossible for amateur scouting director Steve Sanders to predict with much precision which of Toronto’s targets will be available 12th overall.

SEACAUCUS, N.J. — The Toronto Blue Jays pegged Jordan Groshans as a player of interest long before this year’s MLB draft. The team made their interest official Monday night, selecting the high school shortstop with the 12 th overall pick.

With the 12 th pick in the draft, the Blue Jays have selected third baseman Jordan Groshans from Magnolia High School in Magnolia, Texas. 2018 MLB Draft: The Royals select Daniel Lynch with the 34 th overall pick.

Keith Law, in his live Periscope chat opined that it struck him as a reach and that he would have taken Liberatore (assuming the the Rays didn’t cut a deal to push him down to them). He also noted that he’s talked to people who really love Groshans and that Tony LaCava is well known for assessing swings, and thus it follows that the Jays are enamoured of his swing.

Given this, it’s very possible the Jays cut an underslot deal with Groshans, to get a player they really like and don’t expect to still be on the board in the second round at 52. In so, then this pick can’t be assessed in isolation, as the slot savings could allow them to add more talent later.

Top pick Groshans enters Blue Jays’ buddy system .
What attracted Jordan Groshans to the Blue Jays was the organization’s family-oriented, team-first message — no one’s better than the next guy, regardless of whether you were picked in the first, second or 40th round of Major League Baseball’s amateur draft. “Everybody’s equal,” said Groshans, 18, a shortstop picked 12th overall by the Jays last week and signed on Tuesday. “We go out every day with the same purpose, you have a plan, and that to me was big. Right away, I knew the Blue Jays would be a great organization for me and my buddy.

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With their first round pick, 12 th overall , the Blue Jays selected Jordan Groshans , a shortstop/third baseman from Magnolia High School in Texas. He was committed to the Universityof Kansas, but given where he was selected it’s essentially a slam dunk he’ll sign.

SEACAUCUS, N.J. — The Toronto Blue Jays pegged Jordan Groshans as a player of interest long before this year’s MLB draft. The team made their interest official Monday night, selecting the high school shortstop with the 12 th overall pick.

With the 12 th pick in the draft, the Blue Jays have selected third baseman Jordan Groshans from Magnolia High School in Magnolia, Texas. 2018 MLB Draft: The Royals select Daniel Lynch with the 34 th overall pick.

Blue Jays draft Groshans , Conine on Day 1. With No. 12 overall , club selects Texas high school standout. • Draft Tracker: Follow every Blue Jays pick. Toronto chose 18-year-old shortstop Jordan Groshans from Magnolia High School in Texas during the first round.

Blue Jays to sign top pick Jordan Groshans | MLB.com - www.mlb.com

The Blue Jays have agreed to a deal with their top pick from the 2018 Draft, Jordan Groshans , according to a report from Toronto took Groshans , a shortstop and third baseman from Magnolia High School in Texas, with the No. 12 overall pick. Slot value for the No. 12 pick is $4,200,900.

Jordan Groshans - Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org

Jordan Groshans (born November 10, 1999) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 8th on Major League Baseball's 2018 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list. Groshans attended Magnolia High School in Magnolia, Texas.

The Toronto Blue Jays pegged Jordan Groshans as a player of interest long before this year's MLB draft. The team made their interest official Monday night, selecting the high school shortstop with the 12 th overall pick.

With the 12 th pick in the 2018 MLB Draft, the Toronto Blue Jays select Jordan Groshans , a shortstop from Magnolia High School in Magnolia, Texas. Groshans is a good defensive infielder, and it is his strength.

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